Motivation and Satisfaction: Defined and Its Impact on Employee Performance
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What do individuals do when they perceive an imbalance of rewards for effort, according to the Equity Theory?

  • Feel guilty and reduce work efforts
  • Exit the organization and maintain consistent work effort
  • Increase work efforts and feel more satisfied
  • Become unhappy and reduce work efforts (correct)
  • Which of the following job attitudes involves actively participating in a job and considering performance important to self-worth?

  • Perceived organisational support
  • Job involvement (correct)
  • Job satisfaction
  • Organisational commitment
  • What is the belief that the organization values an employee's contribution and cares about their well-being called?

  • Perceived organisational support (correct)
  • Employee engagement
  • Job involvement
  • Organisational commitment
  • Which type of organizational commitment involves an emotional attachment to the organization and its beliefs?

    <p>Affective commitment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is job satisfaction based on, according to Nelson & Quick (2013)?

    <p>Pay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Equity Theory suggest individuals react when they perceive generous rewards compared to others?

    <p>Feel guilty and increase work efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of motivation according to Nelson & Quick (2013)?

    <p>The process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behaviour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory focuses on the different levels of needs that motivate human behavior?

    <p>Maslow's hierarchy theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory emphasizes the importance of setting specific and challenging goals for employees?

    <p>Goal setting theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory is concerned with the belief that employees weigh the potential outcomes before exhibiting a specific behavior?

    <p>Vroom's expectancy theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory focuses on the factors that lead to job satisfaction (motivators) and dissatisfaction (hygiene factors)?

    <p>Herzberg's 2-factor theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated by their needs for existence, relatedness, and growth?

    <p>Aldefer's ERG theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Job enlargement involves:

    <p>Increasing the number and variety of tasks an employee performs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory focuses on increasing the degree of worker control in job planning, execution, and evaluation?

    <p>Job enrichment theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of job rotation?

    <p>To periodically shift employees from one task to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What drives individuals to behave in a certain way at work?

    <p>Dissatisfaction at work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which work arrangement allows employees to choose their working hours within a specified range?

    <p>Flextime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of job enrichment?

    <p>To enhance the worker's sense of job significance and autonomy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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